"ἤ" meaning in Ancient Greek

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Conjunction

IPA: /ɛ̌ː/, /i/, /i/, /ɛ̌ː/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /e̝/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /i/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /i/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /i/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan) Forms: [romanization]
Etymology: From the Proto-Hellenic *ēwe, from Proto-Indo-European *-wē (“or”). Etymology templates: {{inh|grc|grk-pro|*ēwe}} Proto-Hellenic *ēwe, {{der|grc|ine-pro|*-wē||or}} Proto-Indo-European *-wē (“or”) Head templates: {{head|grc|conjunction|cat2=|head=ἤ|head2=}} ἤ • (ḗ), {{grc-conjunction}} ἤ • (ḗ)
  1. or
    Sense id: en-ἤ-grc-conj-cXVRejcL
  2. than, as (in a comparative construction)
    Sense id: en-ἤ-grc-conj-CLZhGpw4 Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: ἠέ (ēé) [Epic] Derived forms: ἤτοι (ḗtoi)

Alternative forms

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      ]
    }
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      "ipa": "/ɛ̌ː/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/i/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/i/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɛ̌ː/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/e̝/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/i/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/i/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/i/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
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    "Ancient Greek terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Ancient Greek terms inherited from Proto-Hellenic",
    "Ancient Greek terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Ancient Greek terms with redundant head parameter"
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        }
      ],
      "text": "Greek: ή (í)"
    }
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      "form": "ḗ",
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        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "cat2": "",
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      },
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      ],
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          "than",
          "than"
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          "as",
          "as"
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    },
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      "ipa": "/i/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/i/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɛ̌ː/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/e̝/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/i/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/i/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/i/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
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